CHAPTER L CHAPTER II. ra~• r~• TREllB P.I.Giil CI,risti11n Patience 4 The Second Advent 27 A Future State of Retribution 4 lmportapce of Religious Knowledge... 2R The Mauner of Christ's Second Com- The Doctrine of Antichrist 28 ing 5 Sanctification 28 The Coming of Christ for Judgment 5 Retention of Scripture 28 Christ Glorified in his Saints 5 A l\I isapprehension respecting the Tim a Thanksgiving for tl.Je Spiritual Pro- of tlie Second Advent 28 gress of the TI ,essalonians 5 The Rise of the Apostasy and th11 TIie Apostle's Interest in the TI.Jessa- Revelt\tion of the Man of Sin must lonian Church as manifested by his precede the Second Advent 20 Praises of it to other Churches 5 The Methods of the Man of Sin and The Significance of these Sufferings the Retribution that overtakes his in Relation to Divine Judgmcnt ... 6 Victims 31 The Future Judgment as to its Right- Apostolic Thanksgiving for the Elec- eousness, Time, Circumstances, and tion and the Calling of the Thessa- Results to the Two Classes concerned lonians 32 ~~ 8 Exhortation to a Steadfast Mainte- Prayer for the Thessnlonians in Pro- nance of Apostolic Traditions :12 spect of their G lori Ii cation 8 Prayer after Exhortation 33 The Introduction ... 9 The Day of Christ not Immediate 33 The Persecutions of the Thessalonians 10 TIie Ma.u of Sin . . . 34, 46 The Great Day 11 St. Paul's Hopes for the 'l'hessalonil\lls 37 St. Paul's Prayer for the ThesS1Llonie.ns 13 Antichrist 88 Manifestation of Solemn Interest H Exhortation to Steadfe.atn- 42 Graoe and Pence .. . 18 A Great Delusion . . . 45 Growing Faith 19 The Mystery of Lawlessness 47 A Token of Righteous Judgment 19 The Love of the Truth 47 The Judgmeut-De.y 20 The Divine Work of Sulva..tion ¼S Worthy of the Christian Calling 21 A Benediction 49 Glorified . . . 22 EXCURSUS ON TBB "\\IAN vl' SIN 50 lI THEBSALONlANB. H D INDEX.
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Penieveranoe of the Snints ... 66 with au Erring Brother ... 70 The Patienoe of Christ 66, Si A Prayer for Peace 70 Avoidance of Evil Company 66 The Cloeing Salutation, with ite Auto- The Sanctity of Labour 66 graphio Signiftcauoe 70 Evil of being Busybodies .. . 66 ' Prayer for Missions 71, 82 Weariness in Well-Doing .. . 67 SL Paul'e Confl.denoe 71 The Prayere of the Thessa.loniane The Importanoe of the Common Duties asked by the Apostle 67 of Daily Life ahown 72 The Apostle's Cheerful AsSUl'ance and Conclusion 75 Oonfidenoe on Behalf of the Thessa- Intimation of the Cloee of the Epistle 75 lonians 67 Duty of Withdrawing from a Di:wrderly i'he Apostle'a Further Prayer for his Brother 77 Converts 68 Concluding Words 80 The Apostle's Method of Dealing with Security 83 the Idle Busybodies of the Thessa- Pauperising Oharity 85 lonian Church ... 68 Churoh Disoipline 85 The Example of the Apostle himself Peace from the God of P811Ce 16 &ll a Support ~ his Command 6i